Mandarin Crush Cake

This light and citrus flavored cake is sure to be a crowd pleaser.

This easy recipe is sure to please the cook as well.
Prep Time: approximately 10 minutes.
Total Time: approximately 40 minutes.

Preheat oven at 350 degrees

Ingredients:

Box of Yellow Cake Mix

12 ounces Crush soda

11 ounce can  Mandarin Oranges

1 tub vanilla icing

1/2 teaspoon vanilla flavoring

Direction:

1. Stir Crush soda into cake mix.

2. Bake about 35 minutes or until done. 

3. Let cake set 5-10 minutes. 

4. Poke holes in cake and pour juice from oranges onto cake.

5. Let cake cool completely.

6. Whip icing and vanilla until very fluffy and cover cake.

7. Place orange segments on top of cake.

Enjoy!

Jellied Cranberry Salad

If you're getting ready for the cranberries,

you might be ready for Cranberry Salad.

This is a super simple recipe made of only three ingredients.

So let's gather up and get started.

You'll want a 2-quart square or rectangle baking dish.

Ingredients:

1 Can of Jellied Cranberry Sauce(16 oz.)
1 Can Whole berry Cranberry Sauce(16 oz.)

2 cups of boiling water

2 packages Jell-O Raspberry Flavor Gelatin

1 tub of sour cream (16 oz.)

Directions:

1. Whisk together cranberry sauce and 1 cup of the boiling water; set aside.

2. Dissolve gelatin in the remaining cup of boiling water.

3. Stir gelatin mixture into cranberry mixture.

4. Pour half the cranberry mixture into you baking dish and half can of whole berry cranberry sauce into mixture. Cover and chill for 1-2 hours or until set. Save the remaining cranberry mixture 

at room temperature.

5. Spread sour cream evenly over set cranberry mixture.

6. Pour the remaining cranberry mixture over sour cream.

7. Cover and chill  for 2-24 hours. 
8. Pour remaining whole berry cranberry sauce.

Cranberry Salad is a fun addition to a holiday meal.

It also looks nice with a little extra garnish;

a sprig of green or a dash of crushed nuts on top

gives a nice touch.

Dreamy Peppermint Coffee Creamer

Adding that special winter touch to your coffee is easy with your own

Dreamy Peppermint Creamer.

Let's Gather our Ingredients:

1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk

1 can Evaporated Milk

1 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla

6 good drops of Peppermint essential oil

 or 

Peppermint oil -Which oil and how much you use will depend on 

how strongly you want your peppermint flavor.

I poured all my ingredients except my peppermint oil into my bowl 

and

Whipped with a hand mixer until frothy.

Add peppermint a drop or two at a time, tasting between your drops.

When you reach the flavor you prefer whip again until nice and bubbly.

Add a pretty touch with a dash of nutmeg.

Do enjoy a warm cup of coffee!

Chicken, Pineapple, Pepperoni~Semi Homemade Pizza

I never met a pizza I didn't like!

Honestly, I don't know what can be done to ruin a pizza. 

I can't tell you how many times I have grabbed a pizza while on the run from the kids softball, baseball, piano, etc....you get the picture .

but....

It's hard to beat pizza straight out of the oven 

and 

It's not a chore do make, It's fun!

Crust courtesy of the dough boy  himself.

I simply followed the direction except for seasoning the crust before putting it in the oven. You can season it how you like and as heavy as you like. I put the garlic, pepper, parsley, and Parmesan cheese to it. 

I do not use pizza sauce. Instead, I use a spaghetti sauce that I like.

We never eat one pizza and I like it saucy.

I sauteed onions and mushrooms in a pan to themselves and in another pan I sauteed some of those onions and mushrooms with some canned chunked white chicken and chunked pineapple.

I served up one pepperoni and one chicken & pineapple pizza.

*Note about purchasing pepperoni-check both side counter and dairy/deli section of your grocery store. The price may vary and weight of pepperoni pack.

After I have baked the crust for 5 minute at suggested heat I take my crust and crank the heat in the oven to 425 degree. 

Put your pizza together how you like it

then

Bake it until it's pretty!

You can't go wrong with semi-homemade pizza!

Good Morning Raisin Cinnamon Muffins

Hey..why not get your morning really started?

Putting a smile on the families faces is quite easy if your greet them with this 

warm & yummy 

Good Morning Raisin Cinnamon Muffin.

Let's preheat out oven:

While we gather our ingredients:

2 cups self-rising flour

1 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons cinnamon

1 cup brown sugar

3 tablespoons mayonnaise

1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups of water

2 cups cornflakes lightly crushed

1 cup raisin

You'll want your margarine or butter and a squeeze from the honey bear

as they come out of the oven piping hot.

Directions:

1. Combine all dry ingredients(first 4 ingredient) in a large mixing bowl. 

Whisking as you add each ingredient.

2. Add your 3 heaping spoons of mayonnaise and vanilla, and 2 cups of water

continue stirring with your whisk.

3. Fold-in raisins and then fold-in corn flakes.

4. Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until they are a nice golden color.

Add your pat of butter and a squeeze from the little honey bear.